Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB

Short answer: which is best?

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB is 27.5 % stronger than Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB ranks #3 of 43 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (11,959 RAM score over 2 verified runs). Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB ranks #14 of 43 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (9,382 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCorsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GBCorsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)11,9599,382
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,4238,453
Bandwidth, one thread45,266 MB/s21,037 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)84.5 ns63.6 ns
Rated speed6,000 MT/s3,200 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)6,000 MT/s3,200 MT/s
Capacity32 GB16 GB

What the numbers mean

The RAM score is the kit's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — single-thread bandwidth and latency beyond L3. Platform, BIOS settings and whether XMP/EXPO was on all affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB · All measurements for Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB